Presenting Science: Recent projects


		SPECTRASCHOOL - www.spectraschool.org A unique site devoted to spectroscopy, forming part of the Chemistry for our Future initiative and linking with the Spectroscopy in a Suitcase project. The first phase of SpectraSchool has just launched, incorporating a library of NMR, IR, Mass and UV/Vis spectra which can be explored using a powerful graphing tool. The site also includes videos describing the techniques and other downloadable resources. Visit SpectraSchool

		THE PERIODIC TABLE OF DATA - www.ptofdata.org Two major web sites produced for the Royal Society of Chemistry. The Periodic Table of Data includes an interactive Periodic Table permitting tables and graphs of data to be viewed, as well as unique Energy Levels diagrams for all the elements and a new Periodic Table Games section. The most recent addition is a facility for exploring Dot Cross diagrams. Page views for these sites for the month Dec 2007 topped 80,000! The History of the Periodic Table presents documents and on-line material exploring the history and development of the Periodic Table to its present-day form. Click below to visit these sites. Visit: The Periodic Table of Data \| History of the Periodic Table

		ON YOUR METTLE - THE CORUS VIRTUAL ACTIVITY CENTRE Produced for Corus Education, this web site is aimed at Key Stages 2 and 3, and presents a Virtual Activity Centre including on-line experiments for investigating the properties of materials. Experiments are added four times per year. Visit the Virtual Activity Centre

		SPECTROSCOPY FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Produced for GlaxoSmithKline and the Royal Society of Chemistry, this product contains a database of infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra for common compounds. Also includes tutorial and problem solving modes and a supporting web site, as well as three videos describing the techniques themselves. Visit the Spectroscopy for Schools and Colleges web site

		ALCHEMY? Produced for the Royal Society of Chemistry, this project started life as a multimedia CD-ROM and is now available on-line. It includes 15 specially shot videos illustrating various industrial processes and also incorporates multiple choice questions, slide shows and other graphic resources. Visit the Alchemy? web site

		PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Another multimedia CD-ROM now available on-line, including videos illustrating various aspects of laboratory good practice and also incorporating multiple choice questions and other resources. Visit the Practical Chemistry for Schools and Colleges web site

		INSPIRATIONAL CHEMISTRY CD-ROM and web site to support the Royal Society of Chemistry publication Inspirational Chemistry, presenting a searchable set of resources for use on- or off-line using a specially-designed Java search engine. Visit the Inspirational Chemistry web site \| More about Inspirational Chemistry

		ESSENTIAL TEACHER SUPPORT A series of six CD-ROMs providing Teacher Support materials for the Nelson Thornes' Essential Science series (the chemistry titles of which were co-authored by Presenting Science director Ted Lister). Presenting Science designed and programmed a flexible user interface presenting the material and enabling relevant resources to be located. Find out more at the Nelson Thornes web site.

		STRUCTURES OF CHEMISTRY Produced on behalf of Nelson Thornes, this post-16 teaching resource uses the Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) to display a collection of rotatable 3D molecules. Latest version includes 290 interactive multiple choice questions. Available from www.nelsonthornes.com, or click here to try a sample version.

		CHIME STRUCTURES A set of CHIME molecules produced for the Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry for Biology web site illustrating the 3D nature of key biological molecules. Visit Chemistry for Biology \| 3D Modelling Gallery If you can't see a rotatable molecule to the left you need a CHIME plug-in. See our help page for instructions on obtaining one for free.

		VIRTUAL REALITY STRUCTURES A set of Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) images produced for the Royal Society of Chemistry's Electronic Data Book to illustrate the 3D nature of a collection of giant and other structures. More about the Electronic Data Book \| 3D Modelling Gallery If you can't see a rotatable structure to the left you need a VRML plug-in. See our help page for instructions on obtaining one for free.

		JOINT EARTH SCIENCES INITIATIVE (JESEI) - www.jesei.org Prepared for a consortium between the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Physics and the Earth Science Teachers’ Association, a collection of materials to help chemistry, biology and physics specialists with their teaching of Earth science. Visit JESEI

		GREEN CHEMISTRY This resource is the result of a collaboration between the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemie. It presents a series of resources for teachers and students studying environmental issues from a chemical perspective. More info here, or visit the Green Chemistry web site.